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		<H3><A name="HDRFILESEL" ></A>FileSelector</H3>
		<A NAME="IDX494"></A><A NAME="IDX495"></A>
<P><STRONG>Category</STRONG>
<P>
<A HREF="refgu008.htm#HDRCATINT">Interactor</A>
<P><STRONG>Function</STRONG>
<P>
Produces file names as outputs.
<P><STRONG>Syntax</STRONG>
<P>
Available only through the user interface.
<P><STRONG>Outputs</STRONG>
<P>
<BR>
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<TH ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="25%">Name
</TH><TH ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="25%">Type
</TH><TH ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="50%">Description
</TH></TR><TR>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="25%"><TT><STRONG>filename</STRONG></TT>
</TD><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="25%">string
</TD><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="50%">full path name of selected file
</TD></TR><TR>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="25%"><TT><STRONG>basename</STRONG></TT>
</TD><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="25%">string
</TD><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="50%">name of file (not including
directory name)
</TD></TR></TABLE>
<P><STRONG>Functional Details</STRONG>
<P>
This module can be used whenever a file name is needed (e.g., as input
to the Import or ReadImage tools).
It generates two output strings, both of which are file names:
<P>
The first (<TT><STRONG>filename</STRONG></TT>) is the complete path to the
file.
<P>
The second (<TT><STRONG>basename</STRONG></TT>) is the file name, without
the path.
(For more information,
see <A HREF="usrgu043.htm#HDRBUICO">7.1 , "Using Control Panels and
Interactors"</A> in <I>IBM Visualization Data Explorer User&#39;s Guide</I>.)
<P><B>Notes: </B><OL>
<P><LI><TT><STRONG>FileSelector</STRONG></TT> cannot be data driven.
<P><LI>The <TT><STRONG>FileSelector</STRONG></TT> dialog box can access only
those files that are accessible to the user interface.
</OL>
<P><STRONG>Example Visual Program</STRONG>
<PRE>
MultipleDataSets.net
</PRE>
<P><STRONG>See Also</STRONG>
<P>
&nbsp;<A HREF="refgu078.htm#HDRINTEGER">Integer</A>,
&nbsp;<A HREF="refgu079.htm#HDRINTEGEL">IntegerList</A>,
&nbsp;<A HREF="refgu127.htm#HDRSCALAR">Scalar</A>,
&nbsp;<A HREF="refgu128.htm#HDRSCALARL">ScalarList</A>,
&nbsp;<A HREF="refgu132.htm#HDRSELECTO">Selector</A>,
&nbsp;<A HREF="refgu150.htm#HDRSTRING">String</A>,
&nbsp;<A HREF="refgu151.htm#HDRSTRINGL">StringList</A>,
&nbsp;<A HREF="refgu167.htm#HDRVALUE">Value</A>,
&nbsp;<A HREF="refgu168.htm#HDRVALUEL">ValueList</A>,
&nbsp;<A HREF="refgu169.htm#HDRVECTOR">Vector</A>,
&nbsp;<A HREF="refgu170.htm#HDRVECTORL">VectorList</A>
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